Uptime – Quote 9

Opening a loop is having a great idea on your daily run about how to solve an issue for your team. Closing the loop is sending an email to your team about how to act on that idea. Your day is spent in the cycle of closing and opening loops. Many people get so bogged down in closing loops that they don’t make time for the new loops to present themselves. They execute but they don’t envision. Others have lots of great ideas, but never put them into action. You need both. If you’re closing loops, or crossing things off your to-do list, but you’re not also generating new ideas, brainstorming, thinking long term, or coming up with creative solutions (opening new loops), then you’re only hitting half of the productivity equation.